I don't think RGIII bought into the hype. The WP writing article after article on him doesn't count as RGIII buying the hype. Deciding not to meet with McNabb doesn't count as buying the hype. Working harder than ever to come back does not count as buying into the hype.

If anyone can show me an actual quote of RGIII's that betrays him buying into the hype, then this is a discussion we could have. Until then, I'm not buying it.

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Irn-Bru wrote:I don't think RGIII bought into the hype. The WP writing article after article on him doesn't count as RGIII buying the hype. Deciding not to meet with McNabb doesn't count as buying the hype. Working harder than ever to come back does not count as buying into the hype.

If anyone can show me an actual quote of RGIII's that betrays him buying into the hype, then this is a discussion we could have. Until then, I'm not buying it.

come on, man!
Facts are not required...

1: There is hype
2: RG3 is smiling
ipso facto... he has bought into the hype. Jeze, Bru... it's so easy... how can you not see it????

there is never going to be a quote from RG3 saying I have bought into the hype .. but its fairly obivous IMO

I do realize that the media has most if not everything to do with his over exposure this offseason , but you are telling me the media wasnt doing the same with Wilson, Luck etc.. and we barely saw anything on them..at some point it comes down to the player wanting that attention or not

Griffin fueled that fire willingly and if you dont want to admit that its fine. He is a great player and I am huge fan of his who wishes nothing but the best for him .. howeverI feel that he has forced the issue with returning to start week 1 selfishly and is potentially hurting the the team in the process while he feels his way out.. obivously there is no way of telling if Cousins would do any better had we done something like PUP listed RG3 and Im not calling for Cousins to start but I do feel that RG3 has become alittle arrogant..

This is ALL strictly MY OPINION and I have no facts to back up anything other then what I have seen and the assesment I have made and I know I am not alone in my thoughts ..but I also know there are plently of you who completely disagree with me

everydayAskinsday wrote:there is never going to be a quote from RG3 saying I have bought into the hype .. but its fairly obivous IMO

I do realize that the media has most if not everything to do with his over exposure this offseason , but you are telling me the media wasnt doing the same with Wilson, Luck etc.. and we barely saw anything on them..at some point it comes down to the player wanting that attention or not

Griffin fueled that fire willingly and if you dont want to admit that its fine. He is a great player and I am huge fan of his who wishes nothing but the best for him .. howeverI feel that he has forced the issue with returning to start week 1 selfishly and is potentially hurting the the team in the process while he feels his way out.. obivously there is no way of telling if Cousins would do any better had we done something like PUP listed RG3 and Im not calling for Cousins to start but I do feel that RG3 has become alittle arrogant..

This is ALL strictly MY OPINION and I have no facts to back up anything other then what I have seen and the assesment I have made and I know I am not alone in my thoughts ..but I also know there are plently of you who completely disagree with me

I agree with some of this. I cannot stand the fact that there are fans who think its sacrelige to criticize Griffin or think that he bought into his own hype, a hint of arrogance, etc. But then again it is his 2nd year. If it continues all year, then I could see more of an uproar but we're only going into the 3rd week. With that being said, Griffin doing this whole "operation patience" and "all in for week 1" is undoubtedly going to draw criticism. You can't say you're 100% and then come out and play the way he did for two weeks. No way is he 100%.

I could really care less whether RGIII enjoys the spotlight or whether he is eating humble pie now or not. He can go out and make "RGIII: Superstar: The Movie" next summer for all I care. I just want the team to get back to winning. We're not losing because RGIII wore an "operation patience" t-shirt.

IMO He's the same guy we all loved last year. The only difference is that he's coming off a serious knee injury and can't make up for our woeful offensive line and defense problems like he did last year. It might not happen quick enough for some "fans", but RGIII will be fine.

It is not sacrilege to criticize RG3 ... or any player or coach - you just need to back it up ...

there is ZERO evidence that RG3 has bought into the hype - please let us know why we should accept this opinion

I think that this is simply a case that RG3 is not completely ready to play ... or ... he is not completely in phase with the offensive game plan ...
this will pass soon - this kid is a really good NFL player

we have some issues but the season is early and I'm not buying into the theories about RG3 "buying into the hype" - not at all

I do not agree that it might have been better to start Cousins - RG3 needs all the time he can get ... unless he is not able to play - he may be rusty - he will not get rid of that by sitting
The Dr and Mike think that he's 'ready to play' - that's good enough for me - let him get his game back in shape by playing him not sitting him

Nobody really expects the Redskins to do well - 8 wins is a winning season with Dan Snyder Since 1999, 19 seasons 132-171-1 - this is an average of less than 7 wins per season

riggofan wrote:I could really care less whether RGIII enjoys the spotlight or whether he is eating humble pie now or not. He can go out and make "RGIII: Superstar: The Movie" next summer for all I care. I just want the team to get back to winning. We're not losing because RGIII wore an "operation patience" t-shirt.

IMO He's the same guy we all loved last year. The only difference is that he's coming off a serious knee injury and can't make up for our woeful offensive line and defense problems like he did last year. It might not happen quick enough for some "fans", but RGIII will be fine.

to say anyone is only a "fan" because they might have a different opinion then you on RG3 is beyond absurd..

No one is saying we are losing because of any t-shirts RG3 has worn.. its people opinions just like yours. It is ok for us to see differently on issues but yet still be just as big a fan as the next guy

SkinsJock wrote:It is not sacrilege to criticize RG3 ... or any player or coach - you just need to back it up ...

there is ZERO evidence that RG3 has bought into the hype - please let us know why we should accept this opinion

I think that this is simply a case that RG3 is not completely ready to play ... or ... he is not completely in phase with the offensive game plan ... this will pass soon - this kid is a really good NFL player

we have some issues but the season is early and I'm not buying into the theories about RG3 "buying into the hype" - not at all

I do not agree that it might have been better to start Cousins - RG3 needs all the time he can get ... unless he is not able to play - he may be rusty - he will not get rid of that by sitting The Dr and Mike think that he's 'ready to play' - that's good enough for me - let him get his game back in shape by playing him not sitting him

how can you prove if anyone has bought into the hype? there is no way of doing such a thing and its a weak attempt to make your point

I wouldn't mind a little circus right now, as long as it's on the field. Everything we run seems totally vanilla and predictable Let's mix it up a little. The circus that was all of last year was fun to watch.

I'd love to see Jordan Reed air it out (remember, he started out as a QB with the Gators).